Student Professional Development Guidelines

The following are a list of guidelines that all students must commit to and follow during their enrollment at Paul Mitchell The School Modesto the guidelines were established to assist in creating a safe, focused and enjoyable learning experience.

Attendance and Documentation of Time 

1. Paul Mitchell The School Modesto records attendance in clock hours and gives appropriate attendance credit for all hours attended or does not add or deduct attendance hours as a penalty. Attendance is calculated using a computerized time clock. This device may consist of an app that can be used on your phone, a biometric scanner in the school, or similar device. If a student fails to clock in or out for their schedule on the student time clock, the student will not receive hours. If the student wishes to dispute any hours they feel earned, the student must provide documentation to verify attendance on the missing time form. The documentation would include the student sign in sheet, the specialty class attendance role, and/or the guest service summary.
2. Paul Mitchell The School Modesto is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for day students and 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. for night students. All courses require continuous attendance.
3. Students must maintain 90% attendance while in core as this is a vital time to learn the fundamentals.
4. The prescribed attendance schedule must be maintained each week. Alternate schedules are available to those students that qualify. Full-time students may not miss Saturdays and scheduled theory days. Student may not miss Fridays and scheduled theory days these days are mandatory and students will receive a write up, unless student has mitigating circumstances.
5. Students must be on time, as tardiness inhibits the learning process. Students who are late for theory, a specialty class or a guest artist class may attend the class. Students who are late should sign in at the front desk and notify the learning leader once they have arrived. Students are never excused from mandatory theory class to work in the clinic classroom.
6. During the enrollment agreement period, the student is allowed to miss 100 (cosmetology), 100 (barbering), and 60 (esthetician and manicuring) hours before having to pay extra instructional charges. If the student’s training goes beyond the contracted ending date for course completion, the student will be charged an additional $15.00 (cosmetology, barbering, esthetician, and manicuring) for each hour completed after the contract ending date. The student may use the 100 (cosmetology), 100 (barbering), 60 (esthetician and manicuring) allowed absent hours for appointments, illness, etc.
   **Refer to the school enrollment agreement for the Enrollment Agreement Period definition. Please note that if a student misses more than 14 consecutive calendar days, the student will be terminated from the program.
7. If a student anticipates that they will be tardy or that they cannot attend School, they must contact the School. Day students must call in by 9:00 a.m. Night students must call in by 5:00 p.m.
8. Students must request time off from School from the Financial Services Leader.
9. Students are required to be in attendance a minimum of: 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week for the 5-day full-time schedule, 10 hours per day, 30 hours per week for the 3-day full-time schedule, and 5 hours per day, 25 hours per week for part-time students. Holidays, such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day, will be set according to the calendar each year.
10. Lunches and breaks are scheduled for all students. Day students will take a 30-minute lunch. Students should communicate with their Learning Leader if they have not had lunch by 2:00 p.m.

Observe the appropriate breaks for your school schedule. Breaks are as follows:

11. Documentation of Time
    Students may not leave the School premises during regular hours without the permission of a Learning Leader. Students who will be leaving the School premises for more than 10 minutes or leaving early must document their time by:
    1. Clocking out on the time clock.
    2. Signing the sign-out sheet.
    3. Having a Learning Leader book them out. 
12. If it is less than 10 minutes, the student must sign out on the sign-out sheet.
13. Day students must check out for lunch for 30 minutes every day.
14. Students will not receive credit for the hour if he/she fails to clock in/out.
15. Students may not clock in or out for another student .
16. Evaluation should be entered daily when services are performed on CourseKey and will be approved by the learning leader within 24-48 hours after submission .
17. Because of the potentially serious financial implications for the student of exceeding the limits on allowable  hours, no student may continue to attend the School after reaching their maximum hours without written permission of the Financial Services Leader.

Professional Image

All Future Professionals must adhere to the following professional dress code while in attendance:

1. Future Professionals must wear black.
2. Future Professionals must wear all black clothing.
3. Clothing must be professional, clean, and free of rips, tears or holes. No distressed clothing.
4. Shoes should be black, cover the toes, professional and can have minimal white.
5. Hair must be clean and styled prior to arriving at school.
6. Esthetic students must have hair pulled back while on the clinic floor.
7. Estheticians are not allowed to wear artificial nails. Nails must be trimmed and manicured for patron protection.
8. Cosmetology nails must be manicured and trimmed for patron protection, cannot be excessive in length.
9. Any cosmetics should be applied prior to arriving to school.
10. Tights or leggings should be black and worn with skirts or dresses that fall above the knees for all Future Professionals.
11. Name tags as provided by the school all Future Professionals are required to wear a name tag while in attendance.
12. The following is a list of acceptable dress:
    1. Scarves, and stylish head wraps can be worn. 
    2. Clothing made of jean material if they are black.
    3. Sweatshirts, plain t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and or jackets with the Paul Mitchell logo, school logo, or Dermalogica logo. A plain black hooded sweatshirt is allowed.
    4. Skirts and shorts must fall no more than an inch above the knee.
13. The following is a list of unacceptable dress for all Future Professionals in attendance:
    1. Foot thongs, beach sandals, “Spike” heels, or backless shoes.
    2. Tank tops, spaghetti string tops, or belly shirts.
    3. Sweatpants or leggings worn as pants.
    4. Hooded sweatshirts and printed t-shirts other than with the Paul Mitchell logo, the school logo, or Dermalogica logo.
    5. Shorts and/or skirts that fall more than an inch above the knee when standing.
    6. Baseball hats, visors, bandannas, caps, beanie’s, or do-rags.
    7. Spandex or biking shorts.
    8. Headphones, head gear, and/or earphones.
    9. Sunglasses.
    10. Exposed cleavage, buttocks, waist, armpits, or undergarments.
    11. Blouses with holes that expose the armpits.

Future Professionals who fail to comply with the Future Professional dress code may be coached and may receive an advisory.

SANITATION AND PERSONAL SERVICES

1. Future Professionals must keep workstations and classroom areas clean, sanitary, and clutter-free at all times.
2. Future Professionals must clean their stations in the clinic classroom, including the floor, after each service.
3. Hair must be swept up immediately after a service is completed, before blow-drying.
4. Clinic stations must be cleaned at the end of the day, prior to clocking out for the day.
5. Future Professionals may receive services on Thursday. To receive a service, students must do the following prior to starting the service:
   1. Enter student information on "Student Service Binder" to get approval from the Future Professional Advisor.
   2. Students must maintain 90% in academics and attendance to get approved for services.
   3. Pay for service supplies including perms, color, lightener, rinses, conditioning, treatments, manicures, nails, etc.
   4. Personal services are considered rewards and scheduled for Future Professionals who are up to date with all projects, tests, and practical skill assessments. School assignments and successful learning are the priority.

COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

1. Visitors are allowed in the service reception area only. Visitors are not allowed in the classrooms, student lounge, or clinic classroom area.
2. Only emergency calls are permitted on the business phone. Students may use the student phones for a limited time. Please keep your calls to three (3) minutes or less.
3. Cell phones are permitted in assigned areas of the school.
4. Future Professionals may not visit with another Future Professional who is servicing a service guest.
5. Future Professionals may not gather around the service desk, service reception area, or offices.
6.  Food, drinks, and water bottles are allowed only in the lunchroom.
7. The school is a smoke-free campus.
8. Stealing or taking school property or another’s personal property is unacceptable and grounds for termination.
9. School administration has the right to access and inspect a Future Professionals locker at any time, refer to the locker policy

LEARNING PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES

1. Peer teaching and tutoring are encouraged. Taking credit for another’s work or cheating during exams is unacceptable and is grounds for termination.
2. Future Professionals will be expected to maintain an average of 85% on all theory tests and assignments.
3. Future Professionals may not be released from required theory class to take a client.
4. Only service desk personnel may schedule or change client service appointments.
5. All services must be checked and the service ticket initialed by a Learning Leader.
6. Future Professionals are expected to be continuously working on school-related projects, assignments, clinic practical worksheets, reading theory, or test preparation during school hours.
7. Future Professionals will receive clock hours during the times they fully participate in their learning experience.
8. When Future Professionals are not scheduled with service appointments or are not scheduled to attend theory or a specialty class, they may focus on the following:
   1. Completion of practical skill assessments through CourseKey
   2. Completion of theory assignments
   3. Performing a service on another Future Professional
   4. Approved learning apps
9. Future Professionals must comply with school personnel and Learning Leader’s assignments and requests as required by the curriculum and Future Professional guidelines and rules.
10. Future Professionals may not perform hair, skin, barber or nail services outside of school unless authorized to do so by school administration. Conducting unauthorized hair, skin, barber or nail services outside of school will be reported to the state board and may result in your inability to receive a professional license.
11. Future Professionals are responsible for their own kit and equipment and may use a clinic station drawer only while working at that clinic station. All kit, equipment, tools, and personal items must be secured in the Future Professionals assigned locker. The school is not responsible for any lost or stolen articles.
12. Parking is allowed in assigned parking areas only or cars may be towed at the owner’s expense.
13. If a Future Professional fails to complete the practical skill assessments or required weekly theory hours they will be placed on the Back on Track List. Future Professionals have one week to get caught up before they receive a coaching advisory.
14. If a Future Professionals fails to pass the Core written and/or practical exam on their second attempt, they may be asked to withdraw from the program and re-start in the next Core class start date.
15. Theory Class: The school requires a Future Professional to complete all theory hours as part of their graduation requirements. Refer to the graduation requirements.